Eden Hazard didn't have the best relationship with MourinhoCredit: Getty Images

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Jose Mourinho was axed as the Chelsea boss after a terrible start to the seasonCredit: AP:Associated Press

For Stamford Bridge to come alive and cheer the goals as they fly past the outstretched arms of David De Gea.

For Roman Abramovich, the man forced into two multi-million-pound pay-outs to get shot of Mourinho, to enjoy every minute of it.

They really hope it happens. The last thing they want is classic Mourinho, to watch him park United’s team bus and nick it with a goal from Zlatan Ibrahimovic or Marcus Rashford at the death.

Remember, this is the man who sucked the life out of the place.

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“Palpable discord” was the memorable turn of phrase used by Chelsea’s technical director Michael Emenalo when Mourinho was fired.

That was the nicest possible way of putting it. The Special One left a trail of destruction, breeding contempt with the alarming slide in his attitude during his final few months at the club.

It was felt he was spending too much time in his office when he should have been working with the players.

Tottenham away in November, when he came alive on the training ground after sensing that they might get pumped at White Hart Lane, was his season high.

Everything else was seriously bad.

Nobody — players, rank-and-file employees, Eva Carneiro — was safe. Mourinho became the enemy within. A man who would not accept help when the champions began to lose game after game in the Premier League.